. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . CHAPTER XI, BOSTON. 1870-1876. HE project of founding a school which should embody and carry intooperation his principles and methods of art instruction had been thestrongest desire of Dr. Rimmers life ; and although with the failureof his plans at the Cooper Institute he seemed to abandon all hopeof a full realization of this, he still made one more attempt in Bos-ton. Soon after his return from New York he made the necessary arrangements,and sent out the following circular: —. ART ANATOMY. Dr. Rimmer, having


. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . CHAPTER XI, BOSTON. 1870-1876. HE project of founding a school which should embody and carry intooperation his principles and methods of art instruction had been thestrongest desire of Dr. Rimmers life ; and although with the failureof his plans at the Cooper Institute he seemed to abandon all hopeof a full realization of this, he still made one more attempt in Bos-ton. Soon after his return from New York he made the necessary arrangements,and sent out the following circular: —. ART ANATOMY. Dr. Rimmer, having withdrawn from the directorship of his School of Design in NewYork (an office held by him for the last four years), desires respectfully to inform his friendsand the public, that he will resume his classes in Boston, at Hall No. 21 (for the present)Wesleyan Association Building, Bromfield Street. Class days, Mondays, Wednesdays, andFridays, from ten to twelve, Dr. Rimmer solicits attention to the fact, that this is the only school in the country inwhich art anatomy in connection with sculpture and painting, and ethnology in its relationsto art, are taught. In returning to Boston, he does so with the intention of making such aschool as shall supply to the art student all that mere instruction can give. Particular attention will be paid to the education of the young, and the elementaryprinciples suitable for them will be thoroughly and faithfully taught; it being his first objectin all branches, and through all the details of instruction, to develop


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